Negotiating Relief and Freedom - Responses to Disaster in the British Caribbean, 1812-1907 - Oscar Webber - Hardback Bog - Manchester University Press

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This book investigates both short- and long-term responses to disaster in the British Caribbean. It is the first to examine the informal negotiations that took place on the ground between the colonial authorities and the African-Caribbean population, and the formal negotiations undertaken by colonies as they sought financial aid from Parliament. -- .